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‘This Debenture Trust Deed ("Deed") made at Delhi on July 30, 2014 ("Elfective Date"), between:
Sonata Finance Private Limited, a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 having its
registered office at at Il Floor, Cp. 1, Pe, Towers, Kursi Road, Vikas Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh,
226026 (hereinafter referred to as the "Company", which expression shall include its successors and
permitted assigns wherever the context or meaning shall so require or permit); and
GDA TRUSTEESHIP LIMITED, a company established under the Companies Act, 1956 and having its
registered office at GDA House, Plot No. 85, Bhusari Colony (Right), Paud Road, Pune - 411, India and
its branch office in 9, Kamer Building, Plot No. 407, Cawasji Patel Street, Mumbai 400 001,
(hereinafter called the “Debenture Trustee", which expression shall include its successors and
assigns for the time being wherever the context or meaning shall so require or pert
(The Company and the DebentureTrustee are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Parties" and
individually as a "Party")
BACKGROUND:
A. With a view to raising debt to meet funding requirements of the Company and diversifying
the funding sources of the Company ("Purpose"), the Company proposes to issue 100 rated,
listed, taxable, senior, secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures each having a face
value of Rs. 1,000,000 (Rupees Ten Lakhs} of the aggregate face value of Rs. 150,000,000
(Rupees Fifteen Crore only) for cash at par, in dematerialised form on a private placement
basis to certain identified investors ("Issue"). The Issue is part of the Collateralized Bond
Issuance (as defined hereinafter) together with the other CBO Issuers (as defined
hereinafter)
8B. The Company has issued a debt disclosure document dated July 30, 2014 to potential
investors, who may subscribe to the Debentures (as defined hereinafter), on a private
placement basis, inter alia setting out the broad terms and conditions on which the
Debentures are to be issued.
€. The Company being duly empowered by its memorandum of association and articles of
association, will allot and issue the Debentures pursuant to the authority granted by the
resolution of the board of directors of the Company passed at its meeting heid on July 24,
2014 to the parties detailed in the Schedule I hereto who have applied to subscribe to, in the
aggregate, all of the 150 Debentures.
D. The Debentures will be issued in dematerialised form and are subject to the provisions of
the Depositories Act, 1996 and rules notified by the NSDL {as defined hereinafter), as the
case may be, from time to time. The Company has entered / will enter into an agreement
with NSDL for issuing Debentures in the dematerialised form.
‘The Company has obtained credit rating for the Debentures being secured under these
presents from the Rating Agency (as defined hereinafter), which has affirmed a rating of 'A-
(S0}' to the Debenture issuance of the Company vide its letter dated July 25, 2014. However,
the rating is conditional subject to fulfilment of all conditions under the structure as
mentioned to the Rating Agency including execution of the necessary documentation
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Authoitocd SignatoryOPERATIVE TERMS:
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‘The Debentures are proposed to be listed on the Wholesale Debt Market segment of the BSE
(as defined hereinafter}.
‘The Debenture Trustee Is registered with the Securities Exchange Board of India as a
debenture trustee under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustee)
Regulations, 1993 and pursuant to the consent letter dated July 23, 2014 addressed by the
Debenture Trustee which has been accepted by the Company, the Debenture Trustee has
agreed to act as a trustee in trust and on behalf of and for the benefit of the Debenture
Holder(s} (as defined hereinafter) from time to time, and each of their successors and
assigns,
The Debenture Trustee and the Company have entered into a debenture trustee agreement
dated on or about the date of this Deed executed between the Debenture Trustee and the
Company, whereby the Company has appointed the Debenture Trustee and the Debenture
Trustee has agreed to be appointed as a debenture trustee for the benefit of the Debenture
Holder(s) and for purposes related thereto, including for holding the security to be created
by the Company in favour of the Debenture Trustee to secure the payment and other
obligations of the Company in respect of the issuance of the Debentures, for the benefit of
the Debenture-Holder(s)
The Company now proposes to execute a deed being these presents with a view to record
the various terms and conditions and stipulations of the Debentures, terms and conditions
of the appointment of the Debenture Trustee as well as the Company's obligation in respect
of the Debentures incliding redemption of the Debentures and payment of all costs,
charges, expenses and other monies in accordance with the terms of the issue of the
Debentures and creation of security, and the Company has agreed to do so in the manner
agreed by tite Debenture Trustee as hereinafter provided.
One of the terms of the Issue is that the redemption of the principal amounts, payment of
interest, the remuneration of the Debenture Trustee, and all costs, charges, expenses and
other monies payable by the Company in respect of the Debentures will be inter alia secured
by way of a first ranking exclusive charge over the Hypothecated Property (as more
particularly defined hereinafter) and supported by the Guarantee (as more particularly
defined hereinafter) from the Guarantors (as more particularly defined hereinafter).
Accordingly, the Debenture Trustee has called upon the Company to execute a deed being
these presents with a view to record the various terms, conditions and stipulations as well as
the Company's and the Debenture Trustee’s obligations in respect of the Debentures
including terms and conditions of the appointment of the Debenture Trustee, redemption of
the Debentures, outstanding remuneration of the Debenture Trustee and all costs, charges,
expenses and other monies payable in accordance with the terms of the issue of the
Debentures and creation of security, and the Company has agreed to do so in the manner
agreed by the Debenture Trustee, as hereinafter provided
DEFINITIONS & INTERPRETATIONS,
Page 2 of 66| 1.1 Definitions
| ‘As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
| below:
"Act" means Companies Act, 2013, and for any matters or affairs prior to the notification of
the relevant portions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Companies Act, 1956 and shall include
| any re-enactment, amendment or modification of the Companies Act, 2013, as in effect from
fe to time;
“Applicant” means a person who has submitted a completed Application Form to the
Company;
"Application Form" means the application form in the Debt Disclosure Document;
“Application Money" means the subscription monies paid by the Applicant at the time of
submitting the Application Form;
"Assets" means, for any date of determination, the assets of the Company on such date as,
the same would be determined in accordance with Indian GAA? at such dat
"BSE" means BSE Limited;
"Business Day" means any day, other than a public holiday under Section 25 of the
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 at Mumbai or a Saturday or a Sunday, on which banks are
open for general business in Mumbai;
“Capital Adequacy Ratio" means the ratio as defined by the RBI from time to time;
"CBO Issuers" means each of Arohan Financial Services Private Limited, Annapurna
Microfinance Private Limited, Asirvad Microfinance Private Limited, Chaitanya Microfinance
Private Limited, Disha Microfin Private Limited, Fusion Microfinance Private Limited, Satin
Creditcare Network Limited and SV Credit Line Private Limited
"€BO Debentures" cumulatively means, the debentures issued by the CBO Issuers and the
Company under the Collateralized Bond Issuance, and includes the Debentures;
"CITES" means the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species or Wild Fauna
and Flora, including the protected flora and faunse as demonstrated on the website
www.cites.org;
“Client Loan means each loan made by the Company as a lender including managed
portfolio;
"Collateralized Bond Issuance" means the issuance of rated, listed, taxable, senior, secured,
redeemable, non-convertible debentures with an aggregate face value of Rs. 1,100,000,000
SSA. (Rupees One Hundred and Ten Crore) by the CBO Issuers and the Company, and guaranteed
\ antors:
“O\\ by the Guarantors;
) ‘) “Coifateralized Bond Issuance Documents" means the trust deed, the debt disclosure
‘// document, the deed of hypothecation, the letters issued by the Rating Agency and the
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AttRegistrar and all other decumentsin relation to the Collateralized Bond Issuance other than
the Transaction Documents;
*¢ollection and Payout Account” = means_ an account bearing no.
and account title IFMR Capital CBO IV'SO 2014 to be opened
‘3nd maintained by the Debenture Trustee with in accordance with terms
of this Deed.
constitutional Documents" means the memorandum of association and the articles of
‘assodiation of the Company;
“Debentures” has the meaning specified in Clause 2.2(a)
*Debenture Holders" means the persons who are, for the time being and from time to time,
the holders of the Debentures and, whase names appeer in the Register of Beneficial
‘Owners, where such Debentures are held in dematerialised form and the Register of
Debenture Holders, where such Debentures are held in physical form;
“Debt Disclosure Document" means the information memorandum dated July 30, 2016
igsued by the Company for the issue of the Debentures on a private placement basis;
“peed of Hypothecation" means the agreed form of an unattested deed of hypothecstion to
he executed and delivered by the Company to the Debenture Trustee on or prior to the
Deemed Date of Allotment;
“Deemed Date of Allotment” has the meaning specified in Clause 2.
jepository” means NSDL;
pAR’ shall have the meaning given to it in Clause 2.20;
“Due Date" means in respect of any installment, premature redemption, interest oF
liquidated damages and all other monies payable under this Deed, the date on which such
‘amounts are due 2nd payable, and includes Redemption Dates and Interest Payment Dates;
equity" means the total equity of the Company, including shareholder's equity, reserves,
retained earnings of losses and current year accumulated Net Income or loss but excluding
Tier 2 Capital;
‘Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Clause 4.3)
“Events of Non Compliance” has the meaning specified in Clause 4.2;
Exclusion List’ means any activity including (2) production or trade in any product or
activity deemed illegal under host country laws or regulations or international conventions
and agreements, or subject to intemational bans, such as pharmaceuticals
pesticides herbicides, ozone depleting substances, PCBs, wildlife or products regulated
under CITES, (b) production or trade in weapons and munitions, (c) production or trade in
alcoholic beverages (excluding beer and wine), (d) production or trade in tobacco, (e)
gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises, (f) production or trade in radioactive materials
(this does not apply to the purchase of medical equipment, quality control (measurement)
yt. Lid,
Page 40f 66equipment), (8) production or trade in unbonded asbestos fibers (this does not apply to
purchase and use of bonded asbestos cement sheeting where the asbestos content is less
than 20%), (h) drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km. in
length, (i) production oF activities involving harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor, or
harmful child labor, (j) production, trade, storage, or transport of significant volumes of
hazardous chemicals, or commercial scale usage of hazardous chemicals (hazardous
chemicals include gasoline, kerosene, and other petroleum products], (k) production or
activities that impinge on the lands owned, or claimed under adjudication, by indigenous
peoples, without full documented consent of such peoples, (I) which may result in funding or
supporting any individual or organisation designated as: (i) terrorists or terrorist
organizations by the United Nations, the European Union and any other applicable country;
(ii) persons, groups or entities which are subject to United Nations, European Union and the
US Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) sanctions’;
"Final Redemption Date" means January 28, 2017 being the date falling approximately 30
(Thirty) months from the Deemed Date of Allotment and as specified in Schedule tv.
inancial Year" means each period of 12 (Twelve) months commencing on April 1 of any
calendar year and ending on March 31 of the subsequent calendar year;
“Governmental Authority” shall mean any government (central, state or otherwise) or any
governmental agency, semi-governmental or judicial or quasi-judicial or administrative
entity, department or authority, agency or authority including any stock exchange or any
self-regulatory organization, established under any Law;
"Guarantee" has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.24;
"Guarantee Cap" shall mean the Initial Guarantee Cap or the Revised Guarantee Cap, as the
context may require;
"Guarantee Deed” means the deed of guarantee executed by the Guarantors in favour of
the Debenture Trustee;
"Guarantors" means: (i) Reliance Capital Limited, a company incorporated under the (Indian)
Companies Act, 1956 and a non-banking financial company registered with the Reserve Bank
of India having its registered office at 'H' Block, 1st Floor, Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City,
Navi Mumbai - 400 710, India ("Guarantor 1"); and (ii) IFMR Capital Finance Private Limited,
a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its
registered office at 10" Floor, IIT-M Research Park, No. 1, Kanagam Village, Taramani,
Chennai - 600 113 ("Guarantor 2")
“Hypothecated Property" has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.8;
"Indebtedness" means any obligation of the Company (whether incurred as principal,
independent guarantor or as a surety) for the payment or repayment of borrowed money,
whether present or future, actual or contingent;
n GAAP" means the generally accepted accounting principles, standards and practices
in India or any other prevailing accounting standard in India as may be applicable;
“Initial Guarantee Cap" has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.24;
For So
Page 5 of 65“Initial Redemption Date" means August 28, 2014 and as specified in Schedule IV.
“Interest Payment Date" means the payment dates as specified in Schedule Ill, unless such
day is not a Business Day, in which case the payment date will be the next Business Day;
“Interest Rate” means 12.88% (Eleven decimal point eight eight percent) per annum, net of
applicable withholding and any other Taxes;
"Issue" shall have the meaning given to it in Recital A;
"IST" means Indian Standard Time.
"Law" means any applicable law, code, ordinance, interpretation, guideline, directive,
judgment, injunction, decree, treaty, regulation, rule or order of any court, tribunal or
Governmental Authority, in force in India;
means, for any date of determination, the liabilities of the Company on such date
as the same would be determined in accordance with the Indian GaaP at such date;
“Listing Period” has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.19(a);
"Local Currency" means the lawful currency of Indi
“Majority Debenture Holders" means such number of Debenture Holders collectively
holding more than 75% (Seventy Five percent) of the value of the Outstanding Principal
Amount of the Debentures;
“Majority Resolution" means resolution approved by such number of Debenture Holders
that represent more than 75% (Seventy Five percent) of the value of the Outstanding
Principal Amount of the Debentures held by the Debenture Holders who are present and
voting or if a poll is demanded, by such number of Debenture Holders that represent more
than 75% (Seventy Five percent) of the value of the Outstanding Principal Amount of the
Debentures held by the Debenture Holders who are present and voting in such poll;
"Management Control” means (I) the right to appoint or remove the majority of directors on
the board of directors of the Company or such other person who may be charged with or
entitled to exercise central management and control of the Company or (ii) the power
directly or indirectly to otherwise direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of the Company, whether through ownership of shares or by agreement or
otherwise.
“Material Adverse Effect’ means the effect or consequence of an event, circumstance,
occurrence or condition which has caused, as of any date of determination, or could
reasonably be expected to cause a material and adverse effect on (a) the financial condition,
business or operation of the Company, or prospects of the Company; (b) the ability of the
Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; or (c) the validity or
enforceability of any of the Transaction Documents (including the ability of any party to
enforce any of its remedies thereunder);
"Monitoring Report" has the meaning specified in Clause 3.2 (c);
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Page 6 of 66“Net Income" shall mean, for any particular period and with respect to the Company, all
revenue (including donations and grants) less all expenses (including taxes, if any for such
period);
"New Trustee” has the meaning given to it in Clause 5.12 (a);
"Nominee Director” has the meaning given to it in Clause 5.9,
"NSDL" means National Securities Depository Limited;
"Obligors" means collectively the Company and the Guarantors and Obligor means each of
them individually.
“Outstanding Principal Amount" means, at any date, the Local Currency principal amount.
outstanding under the Debentures;
"PAR Ratio Over 30 Days" shall mean, the result obtained by dividing Portfolio at Risk
greater than 30 days by Total Loans;
"Payment Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of
time, or both, would constitute an Event of Non Compliance under Clause 4.1(b);
“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation,
association, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise or any government or
political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof,
"Portfolio at Risk" shall mean the outstanding principal amount of all Client Loans that have
one or more installments of principal, interest, penalty interest, fees or any other expected
payments past due more than a certain number of days, including outstanding principal
amount of restructured loans but excluding such Client Loans for which the Company has
made full provisioning for losses;
"Proceedings" has the meaning given to it in Clause 7(b)(i);
"Purpose" shall have the meaning given to it in Recital A;
“Rating Agency" means ICRA Limited or any other rating agency approved by SEB! for
carrying out debt ratings in india;
RBI means the Reserve Bank of India;
Redemption Date" means a date on which Redemption Installments will be due and
payable and more specifically listed in Schedule IV;
"Register of Beneficial Owners" means the register of beneficial owners of the Debentures
maintained in the records of the NSDL;
“Register of Debenture Holders" means the register maintained by the Company at its
registered office and containing the names of the Debenture Holders;
Registrar" shall mean the registrar and transfer agent appointed for the issue of
Debentures, being Sharepro Services (india) Private Limited;
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Page 7 of 66V3}} (a) The recitals and schedules shall constitute an i
‘Reporting Date" has the meaning specified in Clause 3.2 (c);
"Revised Guarantee Cap" has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.24;
"ROC" means the jurisdictional Registrar of Companies;
"SEBI" means the Securities and Exchange Board of India;
"Secured Obligations" means all present and future obligations (whether actual or
contingent and whether owed jointly or severally or in any capacity whatsoever) obligations
of the Company to the Debenture Holders or the Debenture Trustee under this Deed;
"Structurer” means IFMR Capital Finance Private Limited, a company incorporated under the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at 10th Floor, IIT-M Research
Park, No. 1, Kanagam Village, Taramani, Chennai - 600 113.
“Tangible Net Worth” means, with respect to any person, the amount paid up on such person’s
issued share capital and any amount standing to the credit of its reserves, less goodwill or other
intangible assets
"Tax" means any present or future tax, levy, duty, charge, fees, deductions, withholdings,
turnover tax, transaction tax, stamp tax or other charge of a similar nature (including any
penalty or interest payable on account of any failure to pay or delay in paying the same),
now or hereafter imposed by Law by any Governmental Authority and as maybe applicable
in relation to the payment obligations of the company under this Deed;
"Tier 1 Capital” shall mean tier 1 capital for non-banking finance companies as defined by
the extant RBI guidelines and norms;
jer 2 Capital" shall mean tier 2 capital for non-banking finance companies as defined by
the extant RBI guidelines and norms;
“Total Assets” means, for any date of determination, the total Assets of a Person on such
date;
"Total Liabilities" means, for any date of determination, the total Liabilities of a Person on
such date;
"Total Loans" means the outstanding aggregate principal amount of all Client Loans and
other credit facilities provided by the Company, including securitised assets and managed
(non-owned) portfolio;
"Total Net Worth" means the amount by which the Total Assets exceed the Total Liabilities
Transat
ion Documents" has the meaning given to itn Clause 2.4(g); and
“Trust has the meaning given to it in Clause 2.4(b).
Interpretations and Constructions
\tegral and operative part of this
Deed.
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Authorised Biynatory(b)
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(d)
(e)
(f)
(e)
(h)
(i)
a)
Unless the context otherwise requires reference to Clause and Schedule is to a
clause and schedule of this Deed
Headings to Clauses, parts and paragraphs of schedules are for convenience only
and do not affect the interpretation of this Deed.
Reference to any statute or statutory provision shall include:
(all statutory instruments or orders including subordinate or delegated
legislation (whether by way of rules, notifications, bye-laws and
guidelines) made from time to time under that provision (whether or not
amended, modified, re-enacted or consolidated);
such provision as from time to time amended, modified, re-enacted or
consolidated to the extent such amendment, modification, re-enactment
or consolidation applies or is capable of applying to any transactions
entered into under this Deed and (to the extent liability thereunder may
exist or can arise) shall include any past statutory provision (as from time
to time amended, modified, re- enacted or consolidated) which the
provision referred to has directly or indirectly replaced.
Reference to any document includes an amendment or supplement to, or
replacement or novation of, that document, but disregarding any amendment,
supplement, replacement or novation made in breach of this Deed.
Reference to an "amendment" includes @ supplement, modification, novation,
replacement or re-enactment and "amended" is to be construed accordingly
‘Words denoting the singular shall include the plural and vice versa.
Words denoting any gender include all genders.
References to the word “include” or "including" shall be construed without
limitation
References to 2 "person" or "Person"(or to a word importing a person) shall be
construed so as to include:
() individual, sole proprietorship, firm, partnership, limited liability
partnership, trust, joint venture, company, corporation, body corporate,
unincorporated body, association, organisation, any governmental agency
or other entity or organisation (whether or not in each case having
separate legal personality);
(i) that person's successors in title, executors, and permitted transferees and
permitted assignees; and
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(iii) references to a person's representatives shall be to its officers, employees,
legal or other professional advisers, sub-contractors, agents, attorneys and
other duly authorised representatives.
Words “hereof”, "herein", "hereto", "hereunder” and words of similar import when
used with reference to a specific Clause in this Deed shall refer to such Clause in this
Deed and when used otherwise than in connection with specific Clauses shall refer
to this Deed as a whole,
In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date,
the words "from" and "commencing on" mean "from and including" and
“commencing on and including", respectively, and the words "to", "until" and
“ending on" each mean "to but not including”, "until but not including" and
ending on but not including" respectively
Unless otherwise specified, whenever any payment to be made or action to be taken
Under this Deed, is required to be made or taken on a day other than a Business Day,
such payment shall be made or action be taken on the immediately following
Business Day,
Words or phrases used herein and not defined shall have the same meaning as
assigned to such words or phrases in the Debt Disclosure Document.
Where a wider construction is possible, the words "other" and "otherwise" shall not
be construed ejusdem generis with any foregoing words.
All references in this Deed or other Transaction Documents to the Debenture
Trustee taking any actions, exercising eny powers or rights, executing any
documents or instrument or providing any confirmations shall be interpreted at all
times as acting on the prior written instructions of the Debenture Holder.
All references in this Deed and/or other Transaction Documents to the
determination or discretion or opinion to be exercised, in relation to the happening
or non-happening of any event or exercise of any rights, would mean, at the
determination or discretion or opinion of the Debenture Holders (in accordance with
Majority Resolution) or of the Debenture Trustee (in accordance with the
structions of the Majority Debenture Holders and such determination shall be
binding upon the Company.
Conflicts
(a)
The provisions contained in this Deed shall be read in conjunction with the
provisions contained in the Transaction Documents, the Collateralized Bond
Issuance Documents and any other agreement, entered into between the Company,
and the Debenture Holders/ Debenture Trustee. The terms and conditions of the
issue of Debentures pursuant to the Debt Disclosure Document and any other
agreement, entered into between the Company and the Debenture Holders/
Debenture Trustee, shall be binding on the Company and the Debenture Holders/
Debenture Trustee, as the case may be and all persons claiming by, through or under
Page 10 of 56(b)
any of them until execution of this Deed. The Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to
enforce the obligations of the Company contained in the Debt Disclosure Document.
It is specifically agreed between the Debenture Trustee and the Company that in
case of any repugnancy, inconsistency or where there is a conflict between the
terms in the Debt Disclosure Document, and the provisions contained in this Deed
and any other agreement, entered into between the Company and the Debenture
Holders, the provisions contained in this Deed shall prevail
AMOUNT AND TERMS OF DEBENTURES
These terms shall be binding on the Company, the Debenture Trustee, the Debenture
Holders and all persons claiming by, through or under any of them and the Debenture
Trustee shall be entitled to enforce the obligations of the Company under or pursuant to
these terms.
Amount of Debentures and Purpose
(a)
(b)
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For the purpose of meeting its funding requirements and for diversifying the funding
sources of the Company, at the request of the Company, the entities whose names
ate set out in Schedule | hereto have agreed to subscribe to the Company's rated,
listed, taxable, senior, secured, redeemable non-convertible debentures of the face
value of Rs, 1,000,000 (Rupees Ten takhs) each aggregating to Rs. 150,000,000
(Rupees Fifteen Crore Only) ("Debentures"). The issue of the Debentures is by way
of private placement. The Debentures are a secured and fully paid up debt capital
instrument. Each of the Debentures constitute direct, unconditional, and secured
obligations of the Company without any preference inter se whatsoever on account
of date of issue or allotment or otherwise. The Debentures are secured pursuant to
the security created by the Company under the Deed of Hypothecation which is an
exclusive and first ranking security created solely for the benefit of the Debenture
Holders.
‘The funds raised by the Issue shall be utilized by the Company solely towards the
Purpose, The Company shall not use the proceeds of the Issue towards:
(i) any capital market instrument such as equity and equity linked instruments,
any real estate business or any other capital market related activities; or
(ii) any speculative purposes.
The Company shall submit to the Debenture Trustee a certificate duly certified by a
chartered accountant certifying that the proceeds of the Debentures have been
used for the Purpose, within a period of 4 weeks from the Deemed Date of
Allotment.
Face Value and Title
The face value of each Debenture is Rs. 1,000,000 (Rupees Ten Lakh Only).
The issue price of each Debenture is Rs. 1,000,000 (Rupees Ten Lakh Only}.23
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2.4
Allotment of Debentures
The Debentures will be deemed to be allotted to the Debenture Holders on July 31, 2014
("Deemed date of Allotment). All benefits relating to the Debentures will be available to
the Debenture Holders from the Deemed Date of Allotment. In the event the Company fails
to allot the Debentures to the Applicants within 60 (sixty) days from the date of receipt of
the Application Money ("Allotment Period"), it shall repay the Application Money to the
Applicants within 45 (fifteen) days from the expiry of the Allotment Period ("Repayment
Period"). In the event the Company fails to repay the Application Money within the
Repayment Period, then Company shall be liable to repay the Application Money along with
interest at the rate of 11.88% (Eleven decimal point eight eight percent) per annum from the
expiry of the Allotment Period. Notwithstanding the above, no interest shall not be payable
if the Company is paying interest under the provisions of Clause 2.5 hereof.
Application Money
The Application Money received by the Company shall be kept in a separate bank account
maintained by the Company with a scheduled bank and shall not be utilised for any purpose
other than:
(a) for adjustment against allotment of Debentures; or
(o) for repayment of Application Money in case the Company is unable to allot the
Debentures.
‘Trustee for the Debenture Holders
(a) Pursuant to the debenture trustee agreement dated July 30, 2014 entered into
between the Company and the Debenture Trustee, the Debenture Trustee has
agreed to act as the trustee for the benefit of the Debenture Holders in respect of,
the Debentures. The Debenture Trustee is authorized to:
(i) to execute and deliver this Deed, all other Transaction Documents and all
other documents, agreements, instruments and certificates contemplated
by this Deed or other Transaction Documents, which are to be executed
and delivered by the Debenture Trustee;
(ii) to take whatever action as shall be required to be taken by the Debenture
Trustee by the terms and provisions of the Transaction Documents, and
subject to the terms and provisions of this Deed or any other Transaction
Documents, to exercise its rights and perform its duties and obligations
under each of the documents, agreements, instruments and certificates
referred to in Sub-clause(a) above in such documents, agreements,
instruments and certificates; and
(ii) subject to the terms and provisions of this Deed and the other Transaction
Documents, to take such other action in connection with the foregoing as
the Debenture Holders may from time to time direct.
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(d)
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Interest
The Company hereby settles in trust with the Debenture Trustee the sum of Rs.
1,000 (Rupees One Thousand). The Debenture Trustee has accepted the above
amount of Rs. 1,000 (Rupees One Thousand) in trust declared and, subject to the
terms and conditions in this Deed, agreed to act as trustee for the benefit of the
Debenture Holders in relation to all amounts and properties received by it in
respect of the Debenture Holders (the trust declared hereinafter referred to as the
“Trust").
The Debenture Trustee shall act as the trustee for the benefit of the holder(s) of,
the Debentures and their successors, transferees and subject to the terms and
provisions of this Deed and other Transaction Documents.
The Debenture Trustee declares that it shall not revoke the Trusts hereby
declared until all the Secured Obligations are irrevocably discharged and paid in
full by the Company to the Debenture Holders and the Debenture Trustee under
the Transaction Documents.
The Debenture Trustee shall with effect from the execution of the Deed of
Hypothecation hold the Hypothecated Property in trust for the benefit of the
Debenture Holders, for the due repayment of the principal amount of the
Debentures and payment of interest and other moneys payable in respect of the
Debentures, without any preference to or priority of any one over the other or
others,
The Debenture Trustee shall hold upon trust the monies which shall arise or may
be obtained by the enforcement of the Hypothecated Property on receipt by the
Debenture Trustee of the proceeds thereof after satisfaction of the claims of any
other persons if the said security interest relating to the Hypothecated Property
have become enforceable and shall in the first instance pay and reimburse to
themselves and/or retain and discharge all the costs, charges and expenses
incurred in or about the enforcement, sale, collection or conversion or exercise of
the powers and trust of the Debenture Trustee and shall apply the residue of the
said moneys in payment of interest on, and redemption of the Debentures.
‘The Debenture Holders shall, by signing the Application Form and without any
further act or deed, be deemed to have irrevocably given their consent to the
Debenture Trustee or any of their agents or authorized officials to do inter-alia all
acts, deeds and things necessary in respect of the Debentures being offered in
terms of the Debt Disclosure Document. The terms and conditions set out in the
Debt Disclosure Document and this Deed shall be binding on the Company and any
permitted assignees or successors in Law. This Deed, the Guarantee Deed, the
Debt Disclosure Document, the Deed of Hypothecation, the letters issued by the
Rating Agency and the Registrar and all other documents in relation to the
issuance of the Debentures shall be collectively referred to as the "Transaction
Documents”
Interest on Application Money
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Authors Synaiory Poke 33 of 66Interest at the Interest Rate will be paid on Application Money to the Applicants
from the date of realization of the cheques/drafts, receipt of funds by way of
RTGS/NEFT/direct credit, up to one day prior to the Deemed Date of Allotment for
all valid applications, on the first Interest Payment Date. Where the entire
subscription amount has been refunded, the interest on application money will be
paid along with the refund orders. Where an applicant is allotted a lesser number of
Debentures than applied for, the excess amount paid on application will be refunded
to the applicant and the cheque towards interest on the refunded money will be
dispatched by registered post, courier or by way of RTGS/NEFT/direct credit. Details
of allotment will be sent to every successful applicant. In all cases, the interest
instruments will be sent, at the sole risk of the applicant / first applicant.
(b) Interest on Debentures
Interest on the Outstanding Principal Amount shall accrue at the Interest Rate daily
from the Deemed Date of Allotment until the Debentures are repaid in full. Interest,
amounts whereof have been specified in Schedule Il, shall be payable monthly in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date as specified in Schedule I
(c) Tax Gross Up
If the Company is required by Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from or in
respect of any sum payable hereunder, the Company (i) shall increase the sum
payable to the extent necessary so that after making all required deductions
(including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this sub-
Clause), the Debenture Holders receive an amount equal to the sum they would
have received, as per Schedule Ill, had no such deductions been made, and (i)
shall make such deductions and shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld to
the relevant tax authority or other authority in accordance with the Law in a
timely manner.
2.6 Default Interest
if, at any time, an Event of Non Compliance or an Event of Default occurs, the Company
agrees to pay an additional interest rate of 2% (Two per cent) per annum above the
applicable Interest Rate on the Outstanding Principal Amount from the date of the
occurrence of the Event of Non Compliance or Event of Default until the earlier of: (a) such
Event of Non Compliance or Event of Default being cured, or (b) the entire Outstanding
Principal Amount being repaid.
2.7 Computation of Interest and Other Charges
Interest and all other charges shall accrue based on actual/actual basis
2.8 Security
SAX. The Debentures shall be secured by way of a first ranking exclusive and continuing charge to
\be created pursuant to the Deed of Hypothecation to be executed by the Company and
5 pelivered tothe Debenture Trustee over the identified assets ofthe Company as described
_/- Jim detain the Deed of Hypothecation ("Hypothecated Property"), which shall be equal to
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the value of the Outstanding Principal Amount multiplied by 1.1 (One decimal point One).
The details of the Hypothecated Property are provided in Schedule VII.
Redemption
(a) The Debentures shall be redeemed by the Company on each Redemption Date on 2
pari passu basis in 15 equal bi-monthly installments ("Redemption Installment},
commencing from the Initial Redemption Date and shall be fully redeemed by the
Final Redemption Date.
{b) Each Redemption Installment shall be in accordance with the repayment schedule
provided in Schedule Iv.
(c}__ The Company shall utilise the cash flows from the Hypothecated Property for the
payment of Interest and Redemption Installment on the Debentures, to the extent
of the repayment obligation of the Company pursuant to the Debentures.
Premature Redemption
(a) On any interest Payment Date, the Company, subject to prior written consent of the
Debenture Trustee, may redeem the Debentures pro rata, in full or in part, before the
Due Dates, by paying a premature redemption premium of 2% (Two percent) on the
Outstanding Principal Amount of the Debentures,
(b) Any notice of premature redemption given by the Company under this Clause 2.10
wi be irrevocable, and unless a contrary indication appears in this Deed, will specify
the date or dates upon which the relevant premature redemption is to be made and
the amount of that premature redemption.
(c)__ The Company will not redeem all or any part of the Debentures except at the times
and in the manner expressly provided for in this Deed
Due Date of Payment
If the due date in respect of any installment, premature redemption, interest or liquidated
damages and all other monies payable under this Deed falls on a day which is not a Business
Day, then the immediately succeeding Business Day shall be the due date for such payment.
Further, if the maturity date in respect of any Redemption Installment or premature
redemption amount falls on a day which is not a Business Day, then the immediately
preceding Business Day shall be the due date for such payment.
Application of Payments
The Debenture Trustee will open the Collection and Payout Account, which account shall be
operated and maintained by the Debenture Trustee. The Company shall deposit all the
amounts payable by it in respect of the Debentures and pursuant to the Transaction
Documents into the Collection and Payout Account, Unless otherwise agreed to by the
;)) Debenture Holders, the proceeds realised and deposited in the Collection and Payout
|) Account shall be applied towards such dues in the following order:
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accordance with the terms of this Deed;
(b) secondly, towards further interest and liquidated damages;
(c) thirdly, towards interest;
(4) fourthly, towards redemption of the Debentures due and payable under this Deed;
and
(e) lastly, towards payment to the Guarantors, to the extent of utilization of the
Guarantee. Such amounts shall be utilized to replenish the Guarantee up to the
Guarantee Cap
2.13. Restriction of Preferential Payments
‘The Debentures shall rank pari passu, inter se, and the Company shall pay and discharge all
its liabilities to the Debenture Holders under this Deed without preference or priority of one
over the other. The Company shall discharge its liabilities to the Debenture Holders in
priority to its liabilities to the Guarantors.
2.14 Place and Mode of Payment by the Company
All interest monies, principal repayments and penal interest, if any, payable by the Company
to the Debenture Holders shall be paid to the Debenture Holders in Local Currency by
electronic mode of transfer like RTGS/NEFT/direct credit, at the sole risk of the Debenture
Holders and to such bank account within India as the Debenture Holders intimate the
Company in writing and available with the Registrar. Credit for all payments will be given
‘only on realisation
2.15 Transfer of Debentures
‘Transfer and transmission of the Debentures shall be subject to the Depositories Act, 1996,
the rules made thereunder, the byelaws and regulations of the Depositary as amended from,
time to time,
2.16 Debentures free from Equity
The Debenture Holders will be entitled to their Debentures (ree from equities or cross claims
by the Company against the original or any intermediate holders thereof.
2.47 Debenture Holders not entitled to sharehokders' rights
The Debenture Holders will not be entitled to any of the rights and privileges available to the
shareholders including right to receive notices of or to attend and vote at general meetings
of the Company, other than those available to them under relevant statutes.
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2.20
Issuance of Debentures
The Debentures shall be in a dematerialized form but are fungible and are represented by
the statement issued through the electronic mode. The Company has made depository
arrangements with the Depository for the issue of the Debentures in a dematerialized form
pursuant to the tripartite agreements between the Company, Depository and the Registrar.
The Debenture Holders will hold the Debentures only in dematerialized form and deal with
the Debentures in accordance with the provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996 and/or rules
as notified by the Depository from time to time.
Listing of Debentures
(2) Within 15 (Fifteen) Business Days of the date of allotment, the Company shall
submit all duly completed documents to the BSE, SEBI, -clevant ROC or any other
Governmental Authority, as is required under Law and obtain the listing of the
Debentures within 30 (Thirty) calendar days from the date of allotment ("Listing
Period’). In the event that the Debentures are not listed within the Listing Period for
any reason whatsoever, then the Company undertakes to immediately redeem
and/or buyback the Debentures immediately upon the expiry of the Listing Period
from such Debenture Holders who are foreign portfolio investors, foreign
institutional investors or sub-accounts of foreign institutional investors, or qualified
foreign investors, and are not permitted to hold to-be listed debt securities if listing
is not done within 15 (Fifteen) days.
(b) tis clarified that if the Company fails to redeem or buyback the Debentures then it
will be a breach of its obligations and a Debenture Holder, at its option, may sell the
Debentures to a third party as per Law and the Company shall indemnify such
Debenture Holder for any loss, damage, costs, charges, expenses and liability that
the Debenture Holder may incur in relation to such sale to a third party and also co-
operate in such sale by taking all necessary corporate actions and other actions
required by Law.
(c)__ The Company shall obtain and ensure that the Debentures continue to be listed on
the wholesale debt market segment of the BSE
(a) The Company shall ensure that the Debentures at all times are rated in accordance
with the provisions of the Transaction Documents and the Company will ensure that
the rating of the Debentures is not withdrawn for any reason.
Debenture Redemption Reserve
‘The Company hereby agrees and undertakes that, if required to do so as per statutory
provisions, it would create a debenture redemption reserve ("DRR") as per the provisions of
the Act, the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and the guidelines
issued by the SEBI, and if during the currency of this Deed, any guidelines are formulated (or
modified or revised) by the Central Government or any Governmental Authority or
corporation having authority under Law in respect of creation of DRR, the Company shall
abide by such guidelines and execute all such supplemental letters, agreements and deeds
of modifications as may be required by the Debenture Trustee. Where applicable, the
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Company shall submit to the Debenture Trustee a certificate duly certified by a chartered
accountant certifying that the Company has transterred a suitable sum to DRR at the end of
each Financial Year.
Enforcement
The Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to enforce the obligations of the Company under or
pursuant to the Deed of Hypothecation as if the same were set out and contained in this
Deed. The Hypothecated Property shall be and remain as security to the Debenture Trustee
and shalt be held in trust for the benefit of the Debenture Holders for the due repayment of
all amounts under the Debentures including the interest, redemption price, default interest,
remuneration of the Debenture Trustee, all agreed fees, costs, charges, expenses and al
other monies payable under the Debentures.
Fees and Costs
The Company shall bear the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby including stamp duty on this Deed, all wire fees and applicable
charges, and the legal advisors’ fees and expenses, and expenses incurred in the preparation
for or of the Transaction Documents.
Variation in Debenture Holders’ Rights
The rights, privileges, terms and conditions attached to the Debentures may be varied,
modified or abrogated with 100% (One Hundred percent) of Debenture Holders approving
such modification by way of an unanimous resolution; provided that nothing in such consent
of resolution shall be operative against the Company where such consent or resolution
modifies or varies the terms and conditions governing the Debentures and the same are not
acceptable to the Company.
Guarantee
The due discharge by the Company of the Debentures shall also be guaranteed by the
Guarantors under the Guarantee given in favour of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Debenture Holders ("Guarantee"). The Guarantee shall be an unconditional, irrevocable,
payable on demand guarantee, favoring the Debenture Trustee to the extent of INR
302,500,000 (Rupees Thirty Crore Twenty Five Lakh only), ie., 27.50% of the initial
aggregate outstanding principal of the CBO Debentures ("Initial Guarantee Cap"). Provided
further that, when due to the redemption of the CBO Pebentures by the Company and the
CBO Issuers the aggregate outstanding principal of the CBO Debentures is less than the
Initial Guarantee Cap, then the guarantee obligation of the Guarantors shall stand reduced
to the extent of the aggregate outstanding principal of the CBO Debentures ("Revised
Guarantee Cap"). The Guarantee shall be enforceable, in tranches, as and when required,
and upon enforcement, the Guarantee Cap shall be reduced by the amount so enforced.
Provided that, after the enforcement of the Guarantee, if the Company reimburses the
Guarantors subject to the priority of payments as stipulated in Clause 2.12, (excluding any
Guarantee fee/interest), then the Guarantee will be replenished by the amount so paid by
the Company subject to the Guarantee Cap. All amounts reimbursed by the Company to the
Guarantors must be routed via the Collection and Payout Account.
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Conditions Precedent
The Applicants shali not be required to subscribe to the Debentures until the conditions
precedents stipulated below are complied with:
(a)
{b)
{c)
(a)
(e)
7)
the due execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and Collateralized
Bond Issuance Documents by all the parties thereto including the C80 Issuers, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Debenture Trustee;
receipt of certificate from the Company, the CBO Issuers and the Guarantors
confirming that borrowing or guaranteeing the total commitments pursuant to the
Transaction Documents and the Collateralized Bond Issuance Documents would not
cause any borrowing, guaranteeing or similar fimit binding on the Issuer to be
exceeded;
receipt of the latest audited financial statements relat
Issuers, and the Guarantors;
ig to the Company, the CBO
receipt of the KY documents relating to the Company, the CBO Issuers, and the
Guarantors;
receipt of a copy of the resolution of the shareholders of the Company under section
42, 180(1)(a) and 180(1\(c} (as applicable) and that of the board of directors of the
Company:
(specifically stating the purpose of issuance of the Debentures;
(i) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and resolving that it execute
the Transaction Documents to which it is @ party in accordance with the
provisions of the Act;
(iii) authorising @ specified person or persons to execute the Transaction
Documents to which it isa party on its behalf; and
(iv) authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or
dispatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or dispatched by it
under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party.
receipt of a copy of the resolution of the board of directors of each Guarantor
(i) approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and resolving that it execute
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party in accordance with the
provisions of the Act;
(ii) authorising @ specified person or persons to execute the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party on its behalf; and
(ii) authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or
dispatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or dispatched by it
under or in connection with the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party.
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receipt of all governmental and/or regulatory approvals and other third party
consents, including no objection certificates (if any) from existing lenders, necessary
in connection with the transaction contemplated pursuant to the Transaction
Documents and the Collateralized Bond Issuance Documents;
all representations and warranties of the Company and the CBO Issuers under the
Transaction Documents and the Collateralized Bond Issuance Documents,
respectively, are true on and as of the date of the subscription of the Debentures by
‘the Applicants;
no Event of Non Compliance or potential Event of Non Compliance has occurred and
is continuing, or would result from the subscription of the Debentures by the
Applicants;
no Event of Default or potential Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or
Would result from subscription of the Debentures by the Applicants;
no law or regulation shall be applicable in the judgment of the Applicants (as
supported by satisfactory legal opinions) that restrains, prevents or imposes
materially adverse conditions upon the transactions contemplated pursuant to the
Transaction Documents and the Collateralized Bond Issuance Documents;
evidence of payment of all fees, costs and expenses then due from the Company and
‘the CBO Issuers under the Transaction Documents and the Collateralized Bond
Issuance Documents and incurred for the purpose of preparation of the Transaction
Documents and the Collateralized Bond Issuance Documents; and
‘the absence of any Material Adverse Effect in the business, condition (financial or
otherwise), operations, performance or prospects of the Company and the absence
of any pending or threatened litigation, investigation or proceedings that may have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, performance or prospects of the Issuer or that purports to affect the
Debentures.
Payment Mechanism
(a)
(b)
The Company shall, 3 (Three) Business Bay prior to a Due Date provide to the
Debenture Trustee by 12 noon IST evidence of: (i) availability of funds; and
irrevocable transfer instructions to the Company's bankers for the payment of
interest and Redemption Installment due on the Debentures, along with all other
obligations (if any) under the Transaction Documents.
The Company shall make the payments of the amounts due and payable under the
Transaction Documents to the Collection and Payout Account by 4 pm IST 2 (Two)
Business Days prior the relevant Due Date(s)
In the event the Company falls to comply with the provisions of sub-clauses (a) and
(b) above, the Debenture Trustee shall be entitled to invoke the Guarantee on the
next Business Day (i., 1 (One) Business Days prior to the Due Date). The Debenture
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Trustee shall provide notice of 1 (One) Business Day to the Guarantors to make
payment of the amounts due under the Transaction Documents.
Subject to the Guarantee Cap, the Guarantors shall, upon receipt of a notice from
the Debenture Trustee under sub-clause (c) above, forthwith make payment of the
amounts due under the Transaction Documents to the Collection and Payout
‘Account on the Due Date.
The Debenture Trustee shall utilize the funds in the Collection and Payout Account to
pay the Debenture Holders on the Due Date.
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, AND COVENANTS:
Utilization of proceeds of the Debentures
The Company shall utilise the moneys received towards subscription of the Debentures for
the Purpose.
Representations and Warranties
‘The Company makes the representations and warranties set out in this Clause 3.2 to the
Debenture Trustee for the benefit of the Debenture Holders on the date of this Deed and
during the term of the Debentures.
(2)
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Status
()__Itis a company, duly incorporated, registered and validly existing under the
Laws of India
(ii) It has the power to own its Assets and carry on its business as it is being
conducted.
Binding obligations
The obligations expressed to be assumed by it under the Transaction Documents are
legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligations.
‘Non-conflict with other obligations
‘The entry into and performance by it of, and the transactions contemplated by the
Transaction Documents do not and will not conflict with:
()) any Law or regatation applicable to it;
(ii) its Constitutional Documents; or
(iii) any agreement or instrument binding upon it or any of its Assets
Power and authority
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(e)
Save and except for the shareholders resolution to be passed by the shareholders of
the Company pursuant to Sections 180 and Section 42 of the Act authorizing the
Issuer to inter alia undertake the Issue of the Debentures, the Company has the
power to enter into, perform and deliver, and has taken all necessary action to
authorise its entry into, performance and delivery of, the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party and the transactions contemplated by those Transaction
Documents
Validity and adnssibility in evidence
Save and except for the shareholders resolution to be passed by the shareholders of
the Company pursuant to Sections 180 and Section 42 of the Act authorizing the
Company to inter alia undertake the Issue of the Debentures, all approvals,
authorizations, consents, permits (third party, statutory or otherwise) required or
desirable:
(i) to enable it lawfully to enter into, exercise its rights and comply with its
obligations in the Transaction Documents to which it isa party;
(ii) to make the Transaction Documents to which it is a party admissible in
evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation; and
(il) foritto carry on its business, and which are material,
have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect
No default
No Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would reasonably be expected
to result from the execution or performance of any Transaction Documents or the
issuance of the Debentures. No other event or circumstance is outstanding which
constitutes (or which would, with the lapse of time, the giving of notice, the making
of any determination under the relevant document or any combination of the
foregoing, constitute) a default or termination event (however described) under any
other agreement or instrument which is binding on the Company ot any of its Assets
or which might have a Material Adverse Effect.
Ranking
Each Debenture will constitute direct and senior obligations of the Company. The
claims of the Debenture Hokiers shall be superior to all the claims of investors/
lenders of Tier 1 Capita! and Tier 2 Capital and shall rank pari passu to all senior,
unsecured indebtedness of the Company.
No proceedings pending
To the best of Company's knowledge (after making due and careful enquiry} and
except as disclosed by the Company in its Debt Disclosure Document, annual reports
and financial statements, no litigation, arbitration or administrative proceedings of
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or before any court, arbitral body or agency which have been started against the
Company, which if adversely determined, may have a Material Adverse Effect.
‘No misleading information
All information provided by the Company to the Debenture Trustee/Debenture
Holders for the purposes of this Issue is true and accurate in all material respects as
at the date it was provided or as at the date (if any) at which it is stated, and no
material facts have been omitted.
Compliance
(i) The Company has complied with the Law and there has not been and
there is no investigation or enquiry by, or order, decree, decision or
judgment of any Governmental Authority been issued or outstanding or to
the best of the Company's knowledge (after making due and careful
enquiry), anticipated against the Company which would have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, nor has any notice or other
communication (official or otherwise) from any Governmental Authority
been issued or outstanding or to the best of the Company's knowledge
(after making due and careful enquiry), anticipated with respect to an
alleged, actual or potential violation and/or failure to comply with any
such applicable Laws or requiring them to take or omit any action
(ii) The Company has completed all necessary formalities including all filings
with the relevant regulatory authorities, including but not limited to SEBI,
BSE and the relevant ROC and has obtained all consents 2nd approvals
required for the completion of the Issue.
Assets
Except for the security interests and encumbrances created and recorded with the
relevant ROC updated from time to time, the Company has, free from any security
interest or encumbrance, the absolute legal and beneficial title to, or valid leases or
licenses of, or is otherwise entitled to use (in each case, where relevant, on arm's
length terms), all material Assets necessary for the conduct of its business as it is
being, and is proposed to be, conducted.
Financial statements
(i) Its financial statements most recently supplied to the Debenture Trustee
were prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP consistently applied save to
the extent expressly disclosed in such financial statements
(ii) Its financial statements most recently as of March 31, 2014, supplied to the
Debenture Trustee, give a true and fair view and represent its financial
condition and operations during the relevant Financial Year save to the
extent expressly disclosed in such financial statements.
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(ii)
(ii)
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The Company is able to, and has not admitted its inability to, pay its debts as
they mature and has not suspended making payment on any of its debts and
it will not be deemed by a court to be unable to pay its debts within the
meaning of the applicable Laws, nor in any such case, will it become so as a
consequence of entering into this Deed
The Company, by reason of actual or anticipated financial difficulties, has
not commenced, and does not intend to commence, negotiations with one
or more of its creditors with a view to rescheduling its Indebtedness.
The value of the Assets of the Company is more than its respective liabilities
(taking into account contingent and prospective liabilities) and it_has
sufficient capital to carry on its business.
The Company has not taken any corporate action nor has it taken any legal
proceedings or other procedure or steps in relation to any bankruptcy
proceedings.
Financial Covenants
The Company shall at all times until the redemption of all outstanding Debentures ensure
that:
(a) the PAR Ratio Over 30 Days shall not exceed 3% (Three percent);
(b) the PAR Ratio Over 30 Days shall not exceed 20% (Twenty percent) of the Total Net
Worth of the Company;
(c) the Capital Adequacy Ratio is at least 15% (Fifteen percent) or the minimum amount
as required by the RBI, whichever higher; and
4) The ratio of aggregate Indebtedness of the Company to the Tangible Net Worth of
the Company shail not exceed 6 (Six) times over the current Issue.
Reporting Covenants
The Company shall provide or cause to be provided to the Debenture Trustee (and to the
Debenture Holders if so requested}, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Debenture Trustee, each of the following items:
(a) As soon as available, and in any event within 90 (Ninety) calendar days after the end
of each Financial Year of the Company:
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certified copies of its audited consolidated and non-consolidated (if any)
financial statements for its most recently completed fiscal year, prepared in
accordance with Indian GAAP including its balance sheet, income statement
and statement of cash flow. All such information shall be complete and
correct in all material respects and fairly represent the financial condition,
results of operation and changes in cash flow and a list comprising all
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(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
material financial liabilities of the Company whether absolute or contingent
as of the date thereof;
(ii) such additional information or documents as the Debenture Trustee may
reasonably request;
{As soon as available, and in any event within 30 (Thirty) calendar days after the end
of each fiscal quarter of the Company cettified copies of its un-audited consolidated
‘and non-consolidated {if any) financial statements for its most recently completed
Financial Year, prepared in accordance with Indian GAAP including its balance sheet,
income statement and statement of cash flow. All such information shall be
complete and correct in all material respects and fairly represents the financial
condition, results of operation and changes in cash flow and a list comprising all
material financial liabilities of the Company whether absolute or contingent as of the
date thereof
As soon as practicable, and in any event within 3 (Three) Business Days after a Due
Date ("Reporting Date") submit to the Trustee (in the format provided In Schedule
Vi) monitoring reports ("Monitoring Reports") in respect of the Hypothecated
Property. Such Monitoring Reports shall be in relation to the period commencing
from the previous Reporting Date and ending 1 {One} Business Day prior to the
relevant Reporting Date provided that the period for the first Reporting Date shall
‘commence from the Deemed Date of Allotment.
‘As soon as practicable, and in any event within (Five) Business Days after the
Company obtains or reasonably should have obtained actual knowledge thereof,
notice of the occurrence of any event or circumstance that could reasonably be
expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
As soon as practicable, and in any event within 5 (five) Business Days after the
Company obtains or reasonably should have obtained actual knowledge thereof,
notice of any dispute, litigation, investigation or other proceeding affecting the
Company or its property or operations, which, if adversely determined, could result
in a Material Adverse Effect.
As soon as practicable, and in any event within S (Five) Business Days after the
Company obtains or reasonably should have obtained actual knowledge thereot
obtains or reasonably , notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or potential
event of default.
‘As soon as practicable, and in any event within 5 Five) Business Days after such
prepayment, notice of any Indebtedness of the Company declared to be due and
payable, or required to be prepaid other than by a regularly scheduled required
prepayment, prior to the stated maturity thereof,
As soon as practicable, and in any event within 5 (Five) Business Days after such
default, notice of any default in the observance or performance of any agreement or
condition relating to any Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement
evidencing, securing or relating thereto or any other event shall occur or condition
exist, the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause or to permit
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the holder or holders of such Indebtedness to cause (determined without regard to
whether any notice is required) any such indebtedness to become due prior to its
stated maturity.
As soon as practicable and in any event within 36 (Thirty) calendar days from the
end of each fiscal quarter, deliver to the Debenture Trustee such figures and results
necessary for the Debenture Trustee or the Debenture Holders to determine the
fulfillment of the financial covenants specified in Clause 3.3 above,
{As soon as practicable and in any event within 30 (Thirty) calendar days of receipt of
a request, such additional documents or information as the Debenture Trustee or
the Debenture Holders, may reasonably request from time to time.
Affirmative Covenants
‘The Company:
(a)
(b)
{c)
(d)
Notice of winding up or other legal process
shall promptly inform the Debenture Trustee if it has notice of any application for
winding up having been made or any statutory notice of winding up under the
provisions of the Act, or any other notice under any other statute relating to winding
up or atherwise of any suit or other legal process intended to be filed or initiated
against the Company;
Loss or damage by uncovered risks
shall promptly inform the Debenture Trustee of any material loss or significant
damage which the Company may suffer due to any force majeure circumstances or
act of God, such as earthquake, food, tempest or typhoon, etc. against which the
Company may not have insured its properties;
Costs and expenses
shati pay all costs, charges and expenses in any way incurred by the Debenture
Trustee towards protection of Debenture Holders’ interests, including traveling and
other allowances and such Taxes, duties, costs, charges and expenses in connection
with or relating to the Debentures subject to such expenses, costs or charges being
approved in writing by the Company before they are incurred and shall not include
any foreign travel costs;
Payment of Rents, etc.
shall punctually pay all rents, royalties, Taxes, rates, levies, cesses, assessments,
impositions and outgoings, governmental, municipal or otherwise imposed upon or
payabie by the Company as and when the same shall become payable and when
required by the Debenture Trustee produce the receipts of such payment and also
punetually pay and discharge all debts and obligations and liabilities which may have
priority over the Debentures and observe, perform and comply with all covenants
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uth ineHory(
(e)
and obligations which ought to be observed and performed by the Company under
this Deed;
Preserve corporate status
shall diligently preserve and maintain its corporate existence aad status and all
rights, contracts privileges, franchises and concessions now held or hereafter
acquired by it in the conduct of its business and comply with each and every term of
the said franchises and concessions and all acts, authorizations, consents,
permissions, rules, regulations, orders and directions of any legislative, executive,
administrative or judiciat body applicable to its Assets or any part thereof provided
that the Company may contest in good faith the validity of any such acts, rules,
regulations, orders and directions and pending the determination of such contest
may postpone compliance therewith if the rights enforceable under the Debentures
are not thereby materially endangered or impaired. The Company will not do or
voluntarily suffer or permit to be done any act or thing whereby its right to transact
its business might or could be terminated or whereby payment of the principal of or
interest on the Debentures might or would be hindered or delayed;
Pay stamp duty
shall pay all such stamp duty (inckiding any additional stamp duty), other duties,
Taxes, charges and penalties, if and when the Company may be required to pay
according to the applicable state laws and in the event of the Company failing to pay
such stamp duty, other duties, Taxes and penalties as aforesaid, the Debenture
Trustee will be at liberty (but shall not be bound) to pay the same and the Company
shall reimburse the same to the Debenture Trustee on demand;
Furnish information to trustee
shall provide to the Pebenture Trustee or its nominee(s}/ agent(s) such
information/copies of relevant extracts as they shall require as to all matters relating.
to the business of the Company or any part thereof and to investigate the affairs
thereof and the Company shall allow the Debenture Trustee to make such
examination and investigation as and when felt necessary and shall furnish him with
all such information as they may require and shall pay all reasonable costs, charges
and expenses incidental to such examination and investigation. The Company
undertakes that it will permit the Debenture Trustee to examine the books and
records of the Company and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the
Company with, and be advised as to the same by, officers and independent
accountants of the Company, all upon reasonable prior notice and at such
reasonable times and intervals as the Debenture Trustee may reasonably request;
shall furnish quarterly report to the Debenture Trustee (as may be required in
accordance with SEB! guidelines) containing the following particulars:
()) updated list of the names and addresses of the Debenture Holders;
(ii) details of the interest due but unpaid and reasons thereof;
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